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We want to let you know that today's conversation may be a bit graphic for some or gruesome. It's containing law enforcement and some of their involvement just with society. So if you don't like that sort of thing, you may not want to listen. Today's guest is a retired sergeant from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and a former crisis negotiator.
He was born and raised in Queens, New York, before spending 20 years on the force in Las Vegas, where he pretty much saw it all. Today's guest is LVPD's finest, Christopher Curtis.
Shine on me and I will find a song.
Okay, sitting here today, retired police officer. Sergeant. Sorry.
That's a thing with police, yeah.
That's a faux pas. A little bit, yeah. First, yes, sir. Sir, yes, sir. Retired police sergeant from the Las Vegas. Metropolitan Police Department. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
You did 25 years of service. Well, I did 21 plus, and then I bought some of the time. A guy actually bought my time out to go work for him. In Nevada, you can do that.
So you can... So if you're a police officer and you still have so many years left on your...
lease or what is it to collect your retirement okay right okay so you want to get your pension right so you can buy it yourself but what happened was i was one of the first people because there was a guy in the private sector you ever heard the company zappos zappos the shoes yeah the shoes so the guy tony shea who passed away some time ago he was a billionaire and he had one foot in the grave that's an old zappos yeah yeah i won't talk anymore
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